Written Question·Treasury·UIN 91090

Treasury: Translation Services

Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
HMRC spend on a) Translation and b) Interpretation for the last 5 years is set out below:2020/2021 – a) £0.32m b) £0.50m2021/2022 – a) £0.29m b) £0.53m2022/2023 – a) £0.45m b) £0.63m2023/2024 – a) £0.59m b) £0.59m2024/2025 – a) £0.83m b) £0.30m